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	UNITED LINKED WITH FABIANO MOVE
	Manchester United could be set to go head-to-head with AC Milan for the signing of Sevilla striker Luis Fabiano.

	REAL MADRID DEFEND SPENDING SPREE
	Real Madrid director general Jorge Valdano has defended his side's spending spree on new players like Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo, saying the cash-rich club can afford it.

	BAYERN HOLD FIRM OVER RIBERY
	Bayern Munich are standing firm over Real Madrid target Franck Ribery, insisting the in-demand midfielder will stay at the Allianz Arena this summer.

	UEFA TO STEP UP FIGHT AGAINST MATCH-RIGGING
	The European football union UEFA wants to step up its monitoring system in the fight against match-fixing, a German newspaper reports Friday quoting a UEFA expert.

	EDWARDS WANTS TO EXTEND YAMAHA STINT
	On the eve of his home US Grand Prix, Colin Edwards officially confirmed that he wants to remain with Monster Yamaha Tech 3 next season.

BEAUTIFUL FOOTBALL EARNS NEW FANS FOR CLUBS

Barcelona won legions of new admirers with their breathtaking football last season, but they were not the only European team to set tongues wagging about the quality of their play.

Expansive, attacking football garnered plaudits and trophies across the continent, with Barcelona's 2-0 victory over defending champions Manchester United in the Champions League final the crowning moment of a season in which beauty frequently triumphed over brawn.
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CONFEDERATIONS CUP: HISTORY

Peter Pedroncelli analyses the rich history of the Confederations Cup, which kicks-off in South Africa this Sunday.

Whilst it may only have been called the Confederations Cup since 1997, the history of the tournament can be traced back to the 1980s when a number of tournaments were conceived to bring together the winners of regional competitions in an attempt to establish an out-right winner.
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RONALDO UNITED'S LATEST BIG EXIT

Cristiano Ronaldo is the latest in a long line of stars to leave Old Trafford in Sir Alex Ferguson's reign. We look at some more big exits.

Paul Ince, Mark Hughes and Andrei Kanchelskis
Ferguson caused uproar when he axed the above trio after United finished runners-up in the 1994/95 Premier League season.

Their exit paved the way for Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes and David Beckham to establish themselves and, despite claims that "you win nothing with kids", United won a domestic double the following season.
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ONE YEAR AHEAD: SOUTH AFRICA IN THE BALL PARK FOR 2010

As the countdown to the 2010 World Cup kickoff hits the one-year mark on Thursday, South Africa is hoping that a curtain-raiser this month will banish any lingering doubts over its ability to be the perfect host.

Ke Nako ("it's time" in Sotho), Celebrate Africa's Humanity, is the official slogan of the World Cup.

For World Cup organizers FIFA the time has come to give football fans a little taste of what they can expect at the first Cup to be held on the African continent June 11-July 11, 2010.
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BUNDESLIGA'S CRAZY COACHING CAROUSEL

Not long ago German coach Jupp Heynckes was thinking about sitting back and smelling the roses.

But that was before the former international, who was in the victorious Germany squad at the 1974 World Cup, had a short five-week stint in charge of Bayern Munich at the end of the season.

Although he originally said that he would be retiring after the five matches, the success he had with the former Champions League winners Bayern changed his mind.
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THE DOORSIES!

It is the moment you have all been waiting for, when Early Doors looks back on another season of idiocy, vanity and downright ineptitude and picks its worst of the worst.

That's right - it's the second annual Doorsie awards!!

Worst signing

Jimmy Bullard (Hull City)

Everybody's favourite shaggy-haired midfielder was hailed as a bargain when Hull signed him in January.
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TEAM OF THE SEASON: HAIL GERRARD

Steven Gerrard scooped his second gong in as many weeks with the Liverpool skipper taking our player of the season award.

HOW IT WORKS

We tot up the marks out of 10 awarded in five national newspapers - The Sun, The Mirror, The Mail, The Times and The Guardian - to create a total out of 50. The top player in each position will be rewarded with a spot in the Team of the Week, while the worst scorers will be named and shamed in our Flops XI.
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PAUL GASCOIGNE - FACTFILE

The life and times of Paul Gascoigne, who admitted that his heart stopped beating while in rehab recently.

1967: Born, Gateshead, May 27.

1983: Joins Newcastle as an apprentice.
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60 SECONDS WITH JASON LEONARD

England's World Cup-winning hero and all-round geezer Jason Leonard gave us a minute of his time...

If you were one of the A-Team, who would you be?

Normally people would probably say Mr T, because he's tough. Which one was the smooth one, Face?
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